The Omron Full Body Scale HBF-516B gives you a comprehensive view of your body composition with the goal of helping your to reach or maintain your fitness goals. Unlike body scales that have contact with only your feet, the Omron Body Scale has full body measurements with the hand to foot contacts using the body scale handle bar and the body scale foot pad.
The Omron Body Scale works with the Bioelectrical Impedance Method. The body scale measures the water content in your body with an extremely weak electrical current of 50kHz and less than 500 uA. The water in your body conducts electricity, but body fat does not store much water so fat has little electric conductivity.
The only difference between the HBF516B model and the HBF514C model is the HBF516B has a 180 day memory and the HBF514C has a 90 day memory.
The Omron Full Body Scale measures 7 fitness indicators.
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Body Fat Percent
• Skeletal Muscle
• Resting Metabolism
• Visceral Fat
• Body Age
• Weight
BMI is the relationship between your height and weight. The Omron Body Scale uses a formula taking your height and weight to determine if you are over weight or not. The Omron Body Scale tells you your BMI to help you meet your weight goal.
Body Fat Percent is calculated by the Omron Body Scale. Your body fat is the stored body fat usually the fat under your skin and attached to your organs. With this information from the Omron Body Scale you can see your body fat decrease with diet and exercise.
The Omron Body Scale HBF-516B calculates Skeletal Muscle which is the large muscles that are attached to your bones. Skeletal Muscle is about 50 percent of a non overweight person weight. The Omron Body Scale has a formula that will calculate your Skeletal Muscle.
Your Resting Metabolism is the amount of calories you need to remain the weight you are. The Omron Body Scale tells you your resting metabolism so you know to consume less calories then what the Omron Body Scale says your resting metabolism is.
The Omron Body Scale also tells you your Visceral Fat. Visceral Fat is your abdominal fat and also the fat that is stored internally clinging to your organs.
Your body age can differ from your chronological age. with the Omron Body Scale you will know your body age.
The Omron Body Scale is a great weight loss motivator. Just input information, hold the had grip and stand on the Omron Body Scale. Let the Omron Body Scale calculate the information for you.
• The Omron Full Body Scale works better then scales you stand on because the Omron Body Scale has contact points with your hands as well as your feet.
The hand-to-foot technology of the Omron Body Scale is more accurate than foot-to-foot monitors.
• 4 Person Profile makes the Omron Body Scale perfect for families
• The Omron Body Scale has a memory function that stores the results of each persons profile using the Omron Body Scale for 180 days.
• The Omron Body Scale also displays the high and low numbers for each type of measurement taken by the body scale
• Easy on/off switch at base of the Omron Body Scale
• Large LCD display is easy to read on the face of the Body Scale base
• The display handle bar unit of the Body Scale has a Retractable Cord so the body scale display handle bar can be stored on the body scale base with the cord tucked into the body scale base
Omron Full Body Scale model #HBF-516B comes with:
• Body Scale/Monitor
• Instruction Manual
• 4 "AA" Batteries
• Measurement Log Sheet
You may feel the electrical current used by to Omron Body Scale to calculate your measurements. This current is extremely weak, 50 kHz and less than 500 uA.
14.9 x 12.8 x 3.2 inches